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as for the picture over in europe, some comments from germans chancellor angela merkel about the euro saying between 130 and 140 for the u.s. dollar is normal. those are the comments being focused on this morning. a mixed bag in terms of europe and take a look at the picture in asia. the nikkei, the one to focus on, closing at a 4 1/2-year high in yesterday's session. >> fresh five-years for the s&p and dow, fresh 12 years for the nasdaq, helped in part by a renewed appetite for deal making. >> cracks in the housing picture this morning, january starts to decline 8 1/2%. toll brother earnings sharply miss earnings. >> could demand for the iphone be cooling? fox con pressuring shares this morning. >>> the rally continuing with the dow and s&p having their best day in two weeks. nasdaq closing at 12-year highs. dow less than 130 points from closing at an all-time high. guys, a lot of discussion about how it's a nominal high. but getting back to 14164 would be news. in some form or fashion, jim. >> i think that there is a level of, dare i say, excitement. in other words, we're seeing lev
as for the picture over in europe, some comments from germans chancellor angela merkel about the euro saying between 130 and 140 for the u.s. dollar is normal. those are the comments being focused on this morning. a mixed bag in terms of europe and take a look at the picture in asia. the nikkei, the one to focus on, closing at a 4 1/2-year high in yesterday's session. >> fresh five-years for the s&p and dow, fresh 12 years for the nasdaq, helped in part by a renewed appetite for deal...
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in the meantime, guys, as far as the next couple trading weeks are concerned, i can tell that you angela merkel has gone on holiday despite the fact she's got an election in september which kind of indicates that everything is going to be okay for now. >> or it won't if you know murphy's law. simon hobbs, thank you very much, sir. both sides of the atlantic by the way are keeping an eye on the trial of fab tourre. the testimony he's given is just finished in the case against him. mary thompson has the latest. >> of course, tourre stepping down after what was essentially 2 1/2 days on the witness stand. the s.e.c. alleging that mr. tourre deliberately withheld information to investors about john paulson, the hedge fund titan's role in a synthetic cbo called abacus which netted paulson a billion dollars. the investors on the other side of the trade losing $1 billion. tourre's defense attorney foc focusing on two things today. she focused on subsequent e-mails sent by tourre to the members of all the involved parties showing preliminary term sheets that contradicted an earlier e-mail that t
in the meantime, guys, as far as the next couple trading weeks are concerned, i can tell that you angela merkel has gone on holiday despite the fact she's got an election in september which kind of indicates that everything is going to be okay for now. >> or it won't if you know murphy's law. simon hobbs, thank you very much, sir. both sides of the atlantic by the way are keeping an eye on the trial of fab tourre. the testimony he's given is just finished in the case against him. mary...
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angela merckel has to face the elect rat with euros that are propping up the whole system. so the german election, italian election absolutely key this year. as indeed this question of whether the social fabric will hold. as time goes on with pension cuts, with people running down savings amid mass austerity, spain or greece, what happens if a protester is accidentally shot? what will that do to whether they have to calm the environment? that's what people are talking about on the periphery of europe at the moment and question of real money to return, real money. long-term money will return back to the peripheral bond markets. spain the going to try to raise 121 billion euros of debt this year. who will buy it? at the real level. you can liberalize, for example, the greek taxi system. who will set up a taxi firm in athens in the present system? returning the big question of whether the nasties in the banking system which still remain in europe could blow up massive parts of the system undercapitalized and sony kapoor believes that the banking union is a total farce because
angela merckel has to face the elect rat with euros that are propping up the whole system. so the german election, italian election absolutely key this year. as indeed this question of whether the social fabric will hold. as time goes on with pension cuts, with people running down savings amid mass austerity, spain or greece, what happens if a protester is accidentally shot? what will that do to whether they have to calm the environment? that's what people are talking about on the periphery of...
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he met angela merkel today. he now heads to a major security conference by chance in munich with dozens of heads of state and 70 defense and foreign ministers. that will be key. the situation in turkey as it is with iran, may upgrade nuclear facilities and he'll also meet syrian opposition leaders. a lot going on in terms of defense and politics. let me mention one more to you. today it was announced gili is taking over that manufacturing base for just $17 million. carl, it's what they call the third wave of globalization where former emerging or developing economies -- india and china -- now come back into the main stream, into western europe or america and buy those branded assets. in particular of course land rover bought by the indians. back to you. >> all i know is great leg room. you got a lot of leg room in those. >> more expensive i'm afraid. >> good weekend, simon. >> you too. >> let's check on energy and commodities. sharon epperson has a lot of news today. >> there is a lot of news. there's a lot of c
he met angela merkel today. he now heads to a major security conference by chance in munich with dozens of heads of state and 70 defense and foreign ministers. that will be key. the situation in turkey as it is with iran, may upgrade nuclear facilities and he'll also meet syrian opposition leaders. a lot going on in terms of defense and politics. let me mention one more to you. today it was announced gili is taking over that manufacturing base for just $17 million. carl, it's what they call the...
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first he appeared with german chancellor angela merkel. he defend ed the programs, and said they saved lives. >> as a consequence, we have saved lives. we know of at least 50 threats that have been averted because of this information, and not just in the united states, but in some cases threats right here in germany. so lives have been saved. and the enkroechment on privacy has been strict ly limited by a process to relate to these particular categories. >> so leaning on the technological means to battle terrorism, president obama also spoke at the brandenburg gate and said that a different threa additional cuts in nuclear weapons. >> our fates and fortunes are linked like never before. we may no longer live in fear of global annihilation, but so long as nuclear weapons exist, we are not truly safe. >> and of course, simon, none of that on either subject addressed the number one most pressing security issue facing the president which is what to do about syria, and the president and other parts of the world, including russian president puti
first he appeared with german chancellor angela merkel. he defend ed the programs, and said they saved lives. >> as a consequence, we have saved lives. we know of at least 50 threats that have been averted because of this information, and not just in the united states, but in some cases threats right here in germany. so lives have been saved. and the enkroechment on privacy has been strict ly limited by a process to relate to these particular categories. >> so leaning on the...
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was angela merkel right it will be tougher for germany than 2012 was? >> i think growth remains very, very weak. therefore, i think during the course of the year, ecb will be forced to take additional steps. that will drive the euro gradually lower. >> gradually lower, but not a crash. >> not a crash like we saw in the summer. >> interesting. thank you for your time. >> thanks so much. >> for more currency trades, be sure to catch "money in motion" on friday at 5:30 with melissa. if you want more educational currencies, go to currencyclash @money in month. >> the fiscal cliff that was almost not. what it means for the players in health care. the ceo of athena health joins us in 15 minutes' time. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 you should've seen me today. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 when the spx crossed above its 50-day moving average, tdd# 1-800-345-2550 i saw the trend. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 it looked really strong. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 and i jumped right on it. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 tdd# 1-800-345-2550 since i've switched to charles schwab... tdd# 1-800-345-2550 ...i've been
was angela merkel right it will be tougher for germany than 2012 was? >> i think growth remains very, very weak. therefore, i think during the course of the year, ecb will be forced to take additional steps. that will drive the euro gradually lower. >> gradually lower, but not a crash. >> not a crash like we saw in the summer. >> interesting. thank you for your time. >> thanks so much. >> for more currency trades, be sure to catch "money in motion"...
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and his point is angela merckel won -- >> they're thinking about world war ii and they're thinking if we have currency, maybe germany doesn't rearm. these guys, this is about 1936. there was a question whether the british thought whether the french would really fight the germans and talks behind the scene between the nazis and british. they never want to go to that path again. they don't want to have negotiations about whether there should be armament. this is the security against armament. there's a million dollar additional buyback. that he's asking for. >> it's a very stable company versus a shaky balance sheet of an unstable government. >> you seem to have done a better job of figuring things out over the last few days than we have. >> what did they have a verisimo party that buckled? what is that? >> pdl. >> it's not lipton tea, i'll tell you that much. >> let's move on to microsoft, another company we're watching very closely. apparently three of the largest shareholders for microsoft. this a reuters story. i'll want to share that for you with that caveat. they're pushing, reute
and his point is angela merckel won -- >> they're thinking about world war ii and they're thinking if we have currency, maybe germany doesn't rearm. these guys, this is about 1936. there was a question whether the british thought whether the french would really fight the germans and talks behind the scene between the nazis and british. they never want to go to that path again. they don't want to have negotiations about whether there should be armament. this is the security against...
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to add more, angela merkel came out and said germany has to do more to promote growth throughout europe. so i think we're going to be okay for a little bit. as far as derivatives in any kind of games, we're very much negative on that. however, if you're referring to the ft article today, we still reserve the right to see if they're just taking a hedge position and saying they lost billions on one side without compensating the fact they made blls on the other. i don't think the yir is out on that. if it is similar to what they did in greece, we have a real problem. >> thanks, andy. thanks for your time as always. carl and the gang, back to you. >> all right. thank you, rick. jpmorgan chairman and ceo jamie dimon reacting to today's decision to strike down the defense of marriage act. that's coming up. >>> plus, the future of the keystone pipeline. president obama saying he'll kill the project if it adds any greenhouse gas emissions. what does it mean for the future of the keystone and, in fact, for prices at the pump? we'll ask the ceo of gulf oil joe petpetrowski when we come b. e james
to add more, angela merkel came out and said germany has to do more to promote growth throughout europe. so i think we're going to be okay for a little bit. as far as derivatives in any kind of games, we're very much negative on that. however, if you're referring to the ft article today, we still reserve the right to see if they're just taking a hedge position and saying they lost billions on one side without compensating the fact they made blls on the other. i don't think the yir is out on...
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after two months of negotiation, angela merkel has finally been able to do a deal to form a coalition government with her archrivals, in fact, the spd. this will, if it goes through, include 23 billion euros of extra spending. that's good for europe. it will also mean a transaction tax on currency trades, and, also, on derivatives. but first, the spd has to pass that through the members, and that could be, they say, a tricky vote. finally, going over to london, where prince william stunned guests at the winter whites gala at kensington palace last night when he perform add duet with jon bon jovi. let's listen in to the future king of england. ♪ livin' on a prayer we'll make it i swear ♪ >> perhaps a reminder to us all, a pleasant reminder, not to drink too much this thanksgiving. [ laughter ] kelly? >> that will be us in a couple of days with any luck. >>> let's bring in mary thompson with a look at what's moving at the nyse. >> the record run continues. we see modest moves for the dow into new territory. the moves for the nasdaq into multiyear highs has been more aggressive, and
after two months of negotiation, angela merkel has finally been able to do a deal to form a coalition government with her archrivals, in fact, the spd. this will, if it goes through, include 23 billion euros of extra spending. that's good for europe. it will also mean a transaction tax on currency trades, and, also, on derivatives. but first, the spd has to pass that through the members, and that could be, they say, a tricky vote. finally, going over to london, where prince william stunned...
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today, a towering figure, angela merkel, in the wake of having formed a coalition government finally in the wake of the german election, was re-elected for a third time as the chancellor of germany, and took the oath. really a towering figure without european politics now, having managed to occupy so prolifically the center ground in the largest economy in the euro zone. she emboldened, guys. now, of course, goes off to european leaders summit thursday and friday in which banking union will be front and center. back to you. >> what a year she has had. >> phenomenal. >> a survivor. thank you so much, simon. >>> the dow's losses have accelerated, and let's get to bob. >> looking at the dow industrials. we're down right at the lows for the day. the important thing is it's fairly narrow amplitude. the dow is moving in a 60-point range, and the average daily basis is 125 points. remember, we're not moving in a very big range. in terms of the movers, what you want to look at is the fact that the movers are the high beta names, so biotech, airlines, housing, the gold mining index is down mo
today, a towering figure, angela merkel, in the wake of having formed a coalition government finally in the wake of the german election, was re-elected for a third time as the chancellor of germany, and took the oath. really a towering figure without european politics now, having managed to occupy so prolifically the center ground in the largest economy in the euro zone. she emboldened, guys. now, of course, goes off to european leaders summit thursday and friday in which banking union will be...
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angela merkel adamant that's not going to happen because of the consequences for the rest of europe, and her finance minister, daniel is in the lion's den, went to athens yesterday and lectured the greeks. this is what he had to say. >> i would make one very serious remark. i would like to ask all of you not to continue in this time this discussion on a new haircut. it is not in your interest. they have agreed the second program for greece and it was difficult to get it, i tell you. >> and with that the wagging of the finger of the german finance minister, have a great weekend, guys. >> thank you very much, simon. let's get to bob pisani who is watching what's moving at the big board. >> not a lot of energy in the dow, but great relief down here on the floor because the industrial numbers for the big companies came in a little bit above expectations and that was a relief after google and microsoft. not surprisingly, industrials are leading. that makes a lot of sense because they're the ones that matter. health care, energy, and materials, today they're the one that is matter, on the
angela merkel adamant that's not going to happen because of the consequences for the rest of europe, and her finance minister, daniel is in the lion's den, went to athens yesterday and lectured the greeks. this is what he had to say. >> i would make one very serious remark. i would like to ask all of you not to continue in this time this discussion on a new haircut. it is not in your interest. they have agreed the second program for greece and it was difficult to get it, i tell you....
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. >> angela merkel might want something for the nsa. >> this s important story developing when you think about the totality of what's going on in this country. our allies are not happy with us, the chinese are not happy with us. >> why not the health care peop people? >> government works in mysterious ways. >> there is some day-after cat damage. jpmorgan cuts to neutral, raymond james cuts to market perform. >> they make the best machines. keep coming back to that. stock was up huge in the premarket, you wait for the guidance for conference call and they guided negatively. don't trade when the headlines come out, akamai, because it's that conference right before the q & a when they lower the boom and you don't know what the boom is going to be and akamai was terrible. it's a shame. it's a good company. >> deutsche goes from hold to buy, even as i think they take down ubs. a big piece in the "times" today about a letter to jamie dimon saying don't worry, it worked out for blankfein in the end. >> that was a really interesting piece. how lloyd has been able to really become the senior stat
. >> angela merkel might want something for the nsa. >> this s important story developing when you think about the totality of what's going on in this country. our allies are not happy with us, the chinese are not happy with us. >> why not the health care peop people? >> government works in mysterious ways. >> there is some day-after cat damage. jpmorgan cuts to neutral, raymond james cuts to market perform. >> they make the best machines. keep coming back to...
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positioning potentially for obama to stand with samaras potentially against austerity in the face of angela merkel is how some people are painting it. remember, according to the imf, the greeks still need more money, and after we get through the german election on september the 22nd, we will see how that plays out. >> kind of forgot, we've got an election to deal with over there. >> she's going to win though, hands down. >> she's going on vacation. >> she's going on holiday, i love that. >> don't worry, i got it. thanks, simon. >> what a crazy day in gold and nat gas. let's get to sharon epperson. >> and oil, too, carl, because you would think china as the world's largest oil consumer would actually have seen perhaps a rally in oil prices based on the import data we got. we're looking at imposhtrts at record pace in july. we're looking at lower oil prices and lower petroleum prices and a lot of that has to do with what we're seeing in terms of supply in the north sea coming back online and what demand is going to be here and elsewhere. natural gas has been extremely volatile this morning. i
positioning potentially for obama to stand with samaras potentially against austerity in the face of angela merkel is how some people are painting it. remember, according to the imf, the greeks still need more money, and after we get through the german election on september the 22nd, we will see how that plays out. >> kind of forgot, we've got an election to deal with over there. >> she's going to win though, hands down. >> she's going on vacation. >> she's going on...
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syria, military action, not seen as imminent between the debate in the uk parliament, comments from angela merkel saying she would prefer to see a diplomatic resolution, but we are continuing to see that brent premium widening, and one of the things that people are watching for is what this means in terms of the international supply. more analysts say they do not think this will impact oil but the perception in terms of supply is what has driven this price. the saudis, in fact, say they are going to increase production according to oil consultancy by a million barrels to 10.5 million but a lot of that is putting back on the market what has been lost because of the lift in libya and their production being cut back. the interesting thing to watch is the crude curve here in terms of wti nymex crude, way stronger. a lot more backwardation. but still not a big move on the back end. as far as metals, it's extending there as well with the dollar a bit stronger following the data this morning and we are seeing gold giving back after a recent run-up but still holding above $1,400 an ounce. >> berth
syria, military action, not seen as imminent between the debate in the uk parliament, comments from angela merkel saying she would prefer to see a diplomatic resolution, but we are continuing to see that brent premium widening, and one of the things that people are watching for is what this means in terms of the international supply. more analysts say they do not think this will impact oil but the perception in terms of supply is what has driven this price. the saudis, in fact, say they are...